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A BURGLAR who was jailed last year for a series of burglaries in Canvey Island and Epping Forest has been ordered to repay £295,000 to eight victims.

Basildon Crown Court
heard yesterday that 50-year-old David Buisson, from Ongar, had
stolen mostly cash and jewellery, and was believed to have profited
from his crimes to the tune of more than £1.25million.

Buisson carried out the
burglaries between December 2015 and June 2017. One of his victims
was millionaire businessman and TV’s Apprentice star Lord Sugar.

In April 2018, Essex
Police executed warrants at addresses in Ongar and Woodford which
were linked to Buisson, where they found drilling and lock-picking
equipment.

Buisson fled to Spain,
but was arrested in Fuengirola in April 2018 and extradited back to
the UK.

He pleaded guilty to 11
burglaries and two attempted burglaries at a hearing in September
2018. He was jailed for eight years.

Yesterday’s hearing,
under the Proceeds of Crime Act, resulted in a judge ordering Buisson
to pay £294,973 back to some of his victims.

He must turn over the
cash within three months or could see his sentence extended by four
years.